Fishing-rod.



No. 65H48.

Patented lune 5, |900. W. SHAKESPEARE, 1H. FISHING ROD.

* (Application filed Jan. 13, 1900.)

(No Model.)

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ATENT union.,

VILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, JR., OF KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 651,148, dated June 5,1900.

Application filed January 13,1900. Serial No. 1,400. (No modelJ dent ofKalamazoo, in the county of Kalamazoo and State of Michigan, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Fishing-Rods, of whichthe following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure l illustrates a sectional viewof the butt or handle end of a fishing-rod embodying my invention in aform in which the handle is the part that slides for the purpose ofclamping the reel, the parts being in the position they assume when thereel is clamped. Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1, the parts being intheir extended position. Fig. 3

illustrates a modified consiruction in which the section of the buttwhich is immediately in advance of the handle is the part that slidesforv the purpose of clamping the reel. Fig. 4 is a View the same as Fig.3, the parts being in their extended position.

The present invention I use in conjunction with an improved reelrecently patented to me. The two when taken together constitute, as Ibelieve, the most convenient, practical, and easily-operated apparatusof the kind known. The present invention, however, is adapted to usewith all forms of reel now in use, so far as lI am aware, because inthem all the base-plate is present whereby the reel may be attached tothe rod, the same substantially as that employed by me upon my.recently-patented reel.

Prior to this invention reels have ordinarily been attached to the rodsby entering one end of the curved base-plate of the reel under aledge-like or undercut ring or band upon the pole and then by sliding aring along the pole in such manner as to overlap and conline the otherend of the base-plate. This old means of securing the reels isfrequently unsatisfactory for a number of reasons, among them thefollowing: The lfriction between the and has no considerable projectionbeyond the sides of the rod, so that it requires a very tight grip uponit or the use of'an instrument of some sort to slide it. This isparticularly the case when the ring is in its position lock ing the reelin place. It very often happens under these circumstances that it isimpossi- Referring rst to Figs. ll and :2,A is the lower section of therod; B, the hand-grip or handle,usually made of cork or equivalentmaterial. Cis the reel. (Shown indotted lines.) D is a shellortubularsection, of wood or other material, to which a ferrule E isattached, and thisv in a part of its circumference is thrown outwardly,as at E', to form one of the ledges under which the base-plate F of thereel passes. G is another tubular section, which may be of wood or othersuitable material, to which a collar or tubular section H is attached,which has at one part in its circumference a ledge II', corresponding tothe ledge F/ of the ferrule E. I is a metallic tube which incloses thepart D, having projection toward the hand-grip or handle B, as shown. .Iis a tube which incloses the Vpart G and is deiiected inwardlythroughout a portion of its length, so as to pass within the tube I. Kis a tube which surrounds the lower portion of the rod A and isimmovable'thereon. L is `a section of tubing threaded to the tube K,

as shown, having an annular rib or flange M on its end. N is a ferruleattached to the end of the hand-grip as a finish therefor, and O is aU-shaped annular metallicfpart which incloses the end of the hand-gripfor protecting the same. P is a tube which extends from the end of thehandle forwardly to the end of the tubular section G, 'whereby thatsection and the hand-grip are maintained in proper relative position, sothat the handle and the said section G may slide along the tube K, beingstopped in forward movement by the abutment of the parts G and D againstone another and from toogreat movement in the other direction -by theiiange or stops M on the tube L. The operation is as follows: The rod Ais immovable relative to the sec# tion D and the inner. tube K; but thehandle B and the section G, with all parts connected with them,areadapted to move longitudinally of the tube K and its extension L to theextent indicated in the drawingsthat is to say,

when the parts are in the position shown in Fig. 2 they are extended andthe reel may be put in place, the front end of the curved orpartially-cylindrical base-plate being inserted under the ledge E andthen laid fiat upon the exterior of the tube I. Then the handle end,carrying the ledge H' with it, will be pushed forwardly over the lowerend of the baseplate of the reel, thus locking it iirm'ly in position.The reel in place isindicated in Fig. l.

In Figs. 3 and et I illustrate a modified construction of theapparatus.section, which carries the forward ledge, is the part which moves, theother ledge and the handle or grip being rigidly connected with the rod.The parts are substantially the same as before,with the followingexceptions: The rod a is rigidly connected, as shown, to the grip b andtubular section c. The ledge d is attached to these parts the same asbefore. Between the front section e, however, and the rod a there is atube f, which has a flange or stop g at its front end, and within thetubular section e there is a metallic lining or tube 7L, adapted toslide upon the tube f to the extent of the unoccupied space between theshoulder t' and the stops or iiange g. The operation is substantiallythe same as before, excepting that the front section c, which carriesthe front ledge k, is the part which slides, whereas the hand-gripcarrying the ledge d is stationary relative tothe rod.

It will be obvious to those who are familiar with this art that variousmodifications may be made in the construction of the apparatus withoutdeparting from the essentials of the invention, and particularly that itis not necessary under all circumstances that the sliding surfacesshould be metallicin other Words, that there should be a tube within atube in all cases. I prefer this construction because thereby the actionof a lubricant, if used, is more successful,` and also atmosphericconditions (heat or cold, wet or dry) are not so apt to affect themovements of the parts; but obviously the same invention may be employedwith these metallic surfaces omitted wholly or partially. Also it is notnecessary that the tubular sections G and D and c and e should beemployed. I prefer to do so and also to make them of wood, becausethereby a stronger and more resisting material is afforded for the tubeswhich are adjacent to and more or less engage with these parts thanwould be afforded by the cork handles B or In it the frontv b,respectively. I prefer to make the handgrip of cork or quivalentmaterial; but if the handle be made entirely of wood then obviously itmay extend throughout the length of this section of the rod, or othermaterial may take the plac'e of these tubular sections referred to, orthe sections may be omitted altogether, the part of the rod where theyar'e now shown being made entirely' of metallic tubes or equivalentconstruction.

When in the claims hereof I refer to a movable tubular section, I do notmean to include the mere rings, bands, or clamping-ferrules such as havebeen heretofore used for holding the reel, since it is the purpose ofthis invention to improve upon just such devices and to obviate theobjections incidental to their use. By the expression tubular section,therefore, in the claims I mean a tubular part having length severaltimes greater than diameter, so that it willlafford a substantialsurtaceor a-rea whereby it may be grasped by the `hand of the operator tomanipulate or twist it during its adjustments.

I-Iaving described my invention, I claim- 1. A fishing-rod the butt ofwhich is com posed of tubular sections, one of which is immovable andthe other adapted to slide upon the rod, and a clamping device on theadja `cent ends of each of said sections adapted to hold `the reel, forthe purposes set forth.

2. A fishing-rod having at or near the butt thereof a tubular sectionimmovably connected to the rod, a hand-grip or handle longitudinallymovable `relative to the rod, a clamping device carried by thehand-grip, and another clam ping device on the said immovable section,said clamping devices when moved toward each other being adapted to holdthe reel, for the purposes set forth.

3. A fishing-rod the butt of which is composed of tubular sections, oneof which is immovable and another adapted to slide upon the rod, aclamping device on each `of said sections `adapted to hold the reel, andmetallic tubes, one within the other, adjacent to the movable section,the surfaces of which engage eachother during the entire slidingmovement of the section, for the purposes set forth.

4. A `fishing-rod having at its butt a tubular movable and a tubularimmovable section, means on each of said sections to hold a reel,metallic tubes, one within the other,

`adjacent `to the movable section, which slide over eachother during itsentire movement,- and stops to determine the `movement of saidmovable-section, for the purposes set forth.

Signed at Kalamazoo, in the county of Kalamazoo and State of Michigan,`this 30th day of December, 1899.

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, JR. Witnesses:

W. C. WHITNEY, M. VANDER MAUS.

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